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Red Hot Chili Peppers

Through tragedy, drug addiction, and mass success, alt-rock titans Red Hot Chili Peppers rose from the strip bars of Hollywood to become free-spirited, stadium-filling superstars. Inspired by the fearsome LA punk scene, their breakneck collision of funk psychedelia and full-throttle rock 'n' roll quickly built a loyal live following, and they were soon snapped up by EMI. Working with funk legend George Clinton on second album Freaky Styley (1985) helped to refine their unique sound, but when guitarist Hillel Slovak died from a heroin overdose in 1988, the school friends were forc...